Youssef Elgenedy

Waste Management and Sustainability Engineer with 9+ years of experience leading technical planning, infrastructure design, and compliance delivery for giga-scale projects across Saudi Arabia. Holds direct programme experience on NEOM (OXAGON and Base Economy waste systems) and currently serves as Subject Matter Expert at Diriyah Company (PIF). Proven track record in waste technology assessment, multi-discipline engineering oversight, stakeholder coordination, and ensuring compliance with MWAN, NCEC, and international environmental standards.

Registered with the Saudi Council of Engineers.

Senior Waste Management & Sustainability Consultant — SME - AESG – Seconded to Diriyah Company (PIF) - Riyadh, KSA

(2024-10)

Lead technical assessment and oversight of solid waste strategies across one of KSA's largest giga-project programmes.

• Provide technical advice to multidisciplinary engineering teams on waste infrastructure design, compliance, and planning.
• Enforce compliance with MWAN, NCEC, LEED, Mostadam, and Saudi environmental regulations across multi-consultant environments.
• Manage stakeholder interface between client (Diriyah Company), waste service providers, and regulatory bodies.
• Track technical KPIs and contribute to governance and sustainability reporting for senior leadership.

Senior Waste Management & Sustainability Engineer - Integral Consult – Shaker Consultancy Group - Egypt / Middle East

(2020-08 - 2024-10)

• Led technical planning and design of NEOM OXAGON Waste Management Strategy — full waste systems for NEOM's industrial port city.
• Delivered NEOM Base Economy Waste Systems — integrated waste infrastructure design for NEOM's backbone economic zone.
• Managed waste management technology assessment and selection across municipal, industrial, and mixed waste streams.
• Led municipal solid waste master planning across Egypt, KSA, UAE, Qatar, and Maldives.
• Contributed to Aramco IWMF design — MSW and C&D landfill cells, liner systems, leachate management, phasing.
• Delivered LEED certification projects across KSA; managed multidisciplinary teams and specialist consultants.
• Mentored junior engineers on waste treatment and management processes across complex programmes.

Waste Management Engineer - Khatib & Alami (KA) - Egypt

(2018-12 - 2020-08)

• Designed waste infrastructure including MRFs, transfer stations, landfills, waste-to-energy, and anaerobic digestion facilities.
• Developed technical waste management strategies for city-scale programmes across the Middle East and Africa.
• Contributed to Fadili Landfill design (KSA) — waste cell layout, liner systems, and leachate collection.
• Conducted environmental assessments and feasibility studies in compliance with regional regulatory frameworks.

Bachelor of Civil Engineering - Public Works - Ain Shams University (2018)

Professional Diploma in Project Management - PRMG - American University in Cairo (AUC) (2018)